Extreme weather
NSW coast declared ‘no-go zone’ after one-in-100 year swell warning
Swells up to 10 metres offshore and exceeding five metres on the coast have been forecast as wild weather whips up dangerous surf.
- Jack Gramenz and Cindy Yin
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle LIVE updates: Tropical Cyclone Narelle downgraded to category 2
Follow our live coverage as the re-intensified cyclone tracks down the WA coast.
‘We have heard the message’: Another major music festival cancelled
The Queensland event will not proceed despite being 90 per cent sold out.
- Nick Dent
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- Public transport
Storm sweeps across Sydney, affecting metro and train services
A power supply issue shut sections of the metro and caused train disruptions.
- Cindy Yin
WA braces for Narelle’s revival as cyclone tracks ‘very unusual’ path towards Perth
It is the first time since 2005 that a cyclone has impacted all three tropical states and territories, and could also make history as the first to continue further south to Perth.
- Holly Thompson
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- Cyclones
Towns brace for fresh floods as ex-cyclone lashes north
The Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone was the first weather system in more than two decades that was expected to hit three states and territories.
- Tom Wark and Melissa Meehan
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- David Crisafulli
Concerns for vessel in cyclone aftermath
The Premier also acknowledged the government needs to learn from disasters, after it was revealed Coen didn’t have a cyclone shelter for residents.
- Dominique Tassell
Cyclone Narelle's impacts in Weipa and Aurukun.
Police have released vision taken in Weipa and Aurukun this morning, after Tropical Cyclone Narelle, moved into the Gulf of Carpentaria as a category two system.
Cyclone Narelle: Storm downgraded; makes landfall between Lockhart River and Cape Melville as towns evacuated along Queensland’s northern tip
Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone makes landfall and hammers communities in Far North Queensland.
- Dominique Tassell, Cloe Read, William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt
Damaging winds and heavy rain continue as Cyclone Narelle crosses cape
“Do not let stupidity shorten your life … driving into flood water can have fatal consequences.”
- Cloe Read, William Davis and Dominique Tassell